Yeah, yeah, yeah, piracy and all that. It happens. Deal with it. The software industry has.
Somehow, I'm willing to bet that the executive offices at major record labels have marble floors, expensive hardwood desks, pricey vantage points on the ocean, and a lot of other perks. Yet they whine that they're being put out of business by file sharing. They can call me back when they're working out of a concrete basement and eating Spam and saltines for lunch.
And yes, you'd think they would just realize that they don't have to spend money on filler material any more and would be overjoyed. There's either something fishy going on, or they're just so out-of-touch and set-in-their-ways that they can't see what's happening. I suspect the latter.
There are 30 tracks on this album that is now about 37 years old. I like the beatles and all, but considering 50% of them are dead and all, I don't see where the remaining two deserve even 1 cent for something they did 37 years ago.
Well, fortunately for you, Paul and Ringo don't get 1 cent of it. Michael Jackson does because he owns their back catalogue.
"Idjit" is how the Irish pronounce "idiot." I learned this from listening to Frank McCourt read from his book, Angela's Ashes. I imagine that maroon is also an Irish pronunciation too.
To my mind, Bugs Bunny seems to have been modeled on the stereotypical American immigrant of the early 20th century, many of whom were Irish. But that part is just a guess.
This is Slashdot. Everything is a result of conspiratorial oppression by the fanatical religious right wing fascist government. You know the drill. It's not much better than Democratic Underground these days.
Once the subway trains were running again after Sept. 11th, I noticed BSA advertisements in the trains that had the New York skyline with a crosshair over it. The text read: "The BSA is Targetting New York!" Boy, talk about your bad marketing.
I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating. Microsoft is in the situation it's in today for several reasons, most of which are not the fault of Gates and Co.
They needed an OS to present to IBM and grabbed DOS as a stop-gap while fully intending to offer a real UNIX system later on. But once Xenix was ready, they couldn't get anybody to switch. They then had no choice but to persist with DOS. Which, incidentally, is similar to the problem Intel has had with x86. The success of the IBM PC is mostly responsible.
Even after fixing some basic problems with user authentication and security, the userbase of Windows is far too used to running as Administrator. Again, the tools are present but not many people use them.
Finally, Microsoft's approach of buying up the competition and rebranding leads to a quality record that is mixed. They've got some great stuff, some cruddy stuff, and a whole lot in between.
I don't think it has any chance of happening in the current climate. There are enough libertarians (note the little 'l') that any such idea would be DOA. And hey, if it did pass, some other less squeamish nation would be willing to take the risks AND to reap the benefits.
Of course, if this silly "International Law" thing goes far enough, nobody would be safe from bad laws. But I don't forsee that happening in the near term either.
It's a good question but I don't think there's a need for worry. There will always be a small minority of adventurous people willing to take the risks. What's important to realize is that this is the way it *always* was. We just don't hear much about the vast majority of people who were were afraid to try sailing all the way around the world.
A lot of them were probably even skilled sailors. Heck, Chuck Yeager turned down the opportunity to sit on top of a "tin can" and be shot into space. And they don't come any better than Chuck Yeager.
So, um, not to ignore my homework (actually, I should be doing my math homework right now, so I'm really ignoring my homework twice), but what supplier did you go with?
Heck, I would too, if I thought anybody'd listen. Not only am I an artist that can create graphics, but I also have some (light) UI design experience.
Would you like to help Jesse Ross develop the new theme for GNUstep? He's an artist but some usability experience could be helpful. Since GNUstep themes actually replace the GUI code through bundles, functional changes like these can be made.
I think a more accurate explanation is that Microsoft succeeded by accident on the basis of the IBM PC. It did what most businesses wanted out of a computer (without any of those icky "home user" features that scare business people away) and came from IBM. By the time Microsoft was ready to replace the stop-gap measure of DOS with XENIX, nobody wanted to make the switch. Nothing they could do at that point to get people away from DOS, though they tried.
Yes, I think they pretty much just ended up "in the right place at the right time." I don't think it was even remotely intentional on their part. I seem to recall the original plan was to dump DOS as soon as XENIX was ready. The only problem was that when XENIX was ready, everybody already had applications and training for DOS. At that point, I think Gates simply realized that it was easier to go with the flow than introduce something better.
I don't blame them for taking advantage of their extremely good fortune. But I would prefer it if they lost. For my own sanity as much as anything else. I've already wiped Windows 98 off a family member's computer and replaced it with Linux. No complaints and, best of all, NO SPYWARE to clean up!
"this daemon character seems cute from somebody's point of view, but somebody may think which does not suit for the professional products to indicate that are using the FreeBSD inside."
Oh, absolutely. And that's very hard. I just wanted to make sure everyone realized that there were more screenshots since the author of the package (Nicolas Roard) hasn't been updating the index.html in a long time, even though he's been doing consistent work on the project.
But if those guys can find really good UI designers, well...look out!:-)
Once Camaelon 2 is released (sometime next month, according to the author), you can make itlooklikeanythingyouwantittolooklike. You can even have a Mac-like menu bar, if you choose. It's visible in some of those screenshots.
And the retro-NeXT "looks like Windows 95" because Microsoft licensed a widget set from NeXT when designing Windows 95.
Um, the poster's point was that law enforcement professionals use jokes to vent their stress because they encounter so much of it. I don't think that applies in this situation.
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Somehow, I'm willing to bet that the executive offices at major record labels have marble floors, expensive hardwood desks, pricey vantage points on the ocean, and a lot of other perks. Yet they whine that they're being put out of business by file sharing. They can call me back when they're working out of a concrete basement and eating Spam and saltines for lunch.
And yes, you'd think they would just realize that they don't have to spend money on filler material any more and would be overjoyed. There's either something fishy going on, or they're just so out-of-touch and set-in-their-ways that they can't see what's happening. I suspect the latter.
Well, fortunately for you, Paul and Ringo don't get 1 cent of it. Michael Jackson does because he owns their back catalogue.
I thought it said "Satan's New Moons Named". I never knew the prince of darkness was so massive.
To my mind, Bugs Bunny seems to have been modeled on the stereotypical American immigrant of the early 20th century, many of whom were Irish. But that part is just a guess.
They aren't just used for obtaining photos. Some of them are also used for real-time weapons targetting and recon.
This is Slashdot. Everything is a result of conspiratorial oppression by the fanatical religious right wing fascist government. You know the drill. It's not much better than Democratic Underground these days.
Once the subway trains were running again after Sept. 11th, I noticed BSA advertisements in the trains that had the New York skyline with a crosshair over it. The text read: "The BSA is Targetting New York!" Boy, talk about your bad marketing.
What did they do with all the "i"s?
I think everybody has that feeling at some point. Unless they have a show on the WB, that is.
They needed an OS to present to IBM and grabbed DOS as a stop-gap while fully intending to offer a real UNIX system later on. But once Xenix was ready, they couldn't get anybody to switch. They then had no choice but to persist with DOS. Which, incidentally, is similar to the problem Intel has had with x86. The success of the IBM PC is mostly responsible.
Even after fixing some basic problems with user authentication and security, the userbase of Windows is far too used to running as Administrator. Again, the tools are present but not many people use them.
Finally, Microsoft's approach of buying up the competition and rebranding leads to a quality record that is mixed. They've got some great stuff, some cruddy stuff, and a whole lot in between.
I see this all the time and I still haven't figured out what "whinge" is supposed to mean.
Of course, if this silly "International Law" thing goes far enough, nobody would be safe from bad laws. But I don't forsee that happening in the near term either.
It's a good question but I don't think there's a need for worry. There will always be a small minority of adventurous people willing to take the risks. What's important to realize is that this is the way it *always* was. We just don't hear much about the vast majority of people who were were afraid to try sailing all the way around the world.
A lot of them were probably even skilled sailors. Heck, Chuck Yeager turned down the opportunity to sit on top of a "tin can" and be shot into space. And they don't come any better than Chuck Yeager.
So, um, not to ignore my homework (actually, I should be doing my math homework right now, so I'm really ignoring my homework twice), but what supplier did you go with?
Would you like to help Jesse Ross develop the new theme for GNUstep? He's an artist but some usability experience could be helpful. Since GNUstep themes actually replace the GUI code through bundles, functional changes like these can be made.
I think a more accurate explanation is that Microsoft succeeded by accident on the basis of the IBM PC. It did what most businesses wanted out of a computer (without any of those icky "home user" features that scare business people away) and came from IBM. By the time Microsoft was ready to replace the stop-gap measure of DOS with XENIX, nobody wanted to make the switch. Nothing they could do at that point to get people away from DOS, though they tried.
You've got to admit, it's a possibility.
Ugh. Don't remind me. And don't mention Pulp Fiction either.
I don't blame them for taking advantage of their extremely good fortune. But I would prefer it if they lost. For my own sanity as much as anything else. I've already wiped Windows 98 off a family member's computer and replaced it with Linux. No complaints and, best of all, NO SPYWARE to clean up!
Actually, I was just playing off your comments about Kay. It was a joke. :-)
Huh?
Oh, looky here! ---> . That's the world's tiniest violine playing...
It is spelled "violin." Philistine!
But if those guys can find really good UI designers, well...look out! :-)
And the retro-NeXT "looks like Windows 95" because Microsoft licensed a widget set from NeXT when designing Windows 95.
Um, the poster's point was that law enforcement professionals use jokes to vent their stress because they encounter so much of it. I don't think that applies in this situation.